The objective Aiming of the invasion Attack was to topple Change_of_leadership Colonel Mohamed Bacar 's leadership in Anjouan , an island in the Union of Comoros , when he refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to step down Change_of_leadership after a disputed 2007 election Change_of_leadership , in defiance Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the federal government and the AU .

Mohamed Bacar managed Hold to escape Escaping to Mayotte on March 26 and requested Request political asylum .

On15 May France rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act Bacar 's request Request for asylum but the French refugee office ruled Legal_rulings that the ousted leader could not be extradited Extradition to the Comoros because of the risk of persecution .